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Newspaper
Sumner Journal
Location
Sumner, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1904
Page
5
The Delineator describes chic rosettes and bouillerines for hats and boleros. Create large button rosettes with taffeta and velvet cross-bars, and puffed taffeta around the button. Bouillonne uses taffetas with velvet edges gathered to form a central puff, while lace ruffles and arabesque ribbon patterns update dresses. A simple wardrobe includes an umbrella, negligee, underwear, and toilet items.
A pattern description highlights a one piece frock with body and skirt, featuring a long drooping line and comfort for young limbs. It notes a drop yoke over the shoulders, box plaited dress, Persian lawn with lace trim, and options for matching yoke cuffs or all over embroidery. The design includes a shallow yoke, box plaited portion, fitted shoulder seams, and concealed yoke collar.
Describes a range of collars and accessories from lace embroidered to Louis XVI motifs in soft linen. Notes deep lace collars with black chenille and gold thread, silk ties with lace ends, silver cord buttons, lawn embroidered cravats, and collar cuff sets trimmed with white silk soutache for enhancing pink and blue bodices.
The pattern describes a pongee blouse with novel tuck groups and trimming straps creating a front yoke. It features a fitted waist that can be worn or omitted, invisible center back closure, outward turked tucks, and one piece gathered sleeves with straight cuffs.
A supply of white low shoes is ready and their coming popularity is clear. White buckskin walking shoes differ from oxford ties with flat lasts, medium weight, Cuban heels, and ribbed white ribbon lacing. Yachting shoes in white buckskin feature flat lasts and rubber extension soles, emphasizing deck-friendly rubber soles for yachtsmen.
A vintage guide notes a dress-suit case suffices for a twenty four hour journey. It suggests packing a change of shirt waists and an extra pair of stockings, reflecting practical, compact travel advice for women of the era.
A fragment describes Doudoir 4 confessions with fashion notes. It highlights undulating waves in hair, parrot red and parrot green accents, chestnut bars on a kimono, lace embellishments on garments, and a traveling coat. It mentions Tourtelle as an amber shade and old-fashioned glass bugles seen as grandmothers wore.
The piece describes hats blending delicate pink or blue with ribbons and small flowers, noting green as a favored color to pair with gowns. Green trimmings like plumes and ribbons add smart touches to black blue ecru or white hats, while dainty lingerie hats in lace or embroidery with a large bow read as girlish and require discriminating wear.
Practical notes on food prep include rinsing pans before use when boiling milk, using cooled canning juice for jelly or syrup, storing macaroni airtight, and boiling pasta in salted water. Removal of potato skins is faster with a stiff brush, avoid galvanized lemon squeezers, and counteract excess salt with vinegar and sugar.
A historic recipe instructs boiling half a pound of leaf sugar with a gill of water to a thick syrup. Eight eggs are beaten, the syrup folded in, and whisked over simmering water until a thick cream forms, then half a…
A batter made from sifted flour is poured into a buttered and floured Savoy mold and baked for about forty minutes in a moderately heated oven.
Fashion notes declare the poke bonnet returns as the season's chic accessory. Women mix old Florentine straw styling with modern touches, preferring handmade satin straw braid, broad ribbon bands, and large front bows, with many opting for stringless designs.
A stylish wrapper is essential for any wardrobe and versatile across fabrics. The illustrated model uses dotted Swiss muslin with washable lace frills, but the pattern suits white cotton, lightweight wools, chalice, al batross, cashmere, Habutai silks, and similar fabrics. The design features front and back with inverted plaits, a gathered flounce, a large collar, and full sleeves gathered into bands with frilled edges.
Instructions describe cleaning a young chicken cut in joints, seasoning, and frying in hot lard. Then breaded pieces are cooked with sliced okra onions ham and green pepper, simmered with broth or chicken gravy until tender, and served over boiled rice.
The amethyst, once neglected due to low value, is praised for beauty and potential in artful mounting. Fashion favors stones mounted artistically over display of expense, expanding options for those with modest budgets. Peridot, topaz, amethyst and turquoise are noted as decorative and workable by clever jewelers.
A charming blue Swiss muslin waist with white dotted foundation, lace yoke and cuffs, and an invisible back closure. The pattern suggests 84% yards of fabric and lace amounts for sizes 14, with options for 21, 25, or 15 yard widths and lace yardages.
Elijah faces 450 prophets of Baal and observers on Mount Carmel in a dramatic showdown. He repairs the Lord’s altar, prays for fire, and witnesses Yahweh consume the sacrifice, stones, dust, and water, proving Jehovah’s power. The people acknowledge God, Baal is rejected, and Elijah orders the prophets of Baal slain at Kishon, followed by rains ending drought. Elijah then travels to Jezreel with royal acknowledgment and a revived faith among Israel.
A collection of curious quotes and notes from old newspapers. Topics include a medical examiner's quip about charging for examinations, a Montgomery County Pa judge ruling on a girl sitting in her lover’s lap, a description of Russian gouging tactics to extract information, and a note on Japanese paper kettles used to boil water cheaply.
Bay City Illinois August 8 Special Mr K I Henley adds his evidence that Dodd's Kidney Pills cure Rheumatism after sixteen years of suffering and many medicines He died of acute rheumatism after using the pills He says they gave more relief than all others and he recommends them to all with acute rheumatism Rheumatism linked to uric acid and healthy kidneys removing it through Dodd's Kidney Pills
An Irish philosopher claims the sweetest memories are of forgotten things. The ad cites N W Samuel of Ocean Grove New Jersey in February 1900 for Piso's Cure for Consumption, followed by political banter about public conduct and voting.
A prisoner dialogue scene shows a prison missionary urging repentance. The convict scoffs at reform, claiming to be a product of environment while asserting familiarity with the Bible. The exchange highlights tension between moral exhortation and sociological explanations of crime.
A night editor resists overlong coverage of the opera premiere. The musical critic emphasizes its significance as the first production in the country, while the editor jokes about filling the paper with box occupants and dress descriptions, demanding a concise two-sticks summary.
A patient with chronic dyspepsia finds relief by switching to Grape-Nuts and cream, after failing with other foods. The testimonial describes drastic weight gain from 98 to 126 pounds and lasting stomach comfort, crediting the cereal and Postum Co. for the recovery while recommending the little book The Road to Wellville.
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